Archive for April, 2010
tel aviv phase two
In the second phase of planning, when Tel Aviv expanded east, commercial areas were included. He Be’lyar is one of these zones. Wrapped around a circular dog park, the city’s high end boutiques and fashion labels occupy the ground floors of these bigger, bolder and commercially more friendly buildings. Though perhaps not the most exciting […]
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the flattening effect
Tel Aviv is preserved as the White City, a city of modern cubes. In its bid for world heritage status, the authors describe the city as a result of the intersection of modern planning and architecture. Certainly a simplification, the description actually goes too far in combining its planning and architecture. Actually, as it has […]
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Tags: commercial space, old and new, residential, tel.aviv
index: alteration
In the case of Tel Aviv, I think the relationship between what people have done to their individual buildings, apartments and shops, both for commercial and residential purposes, has impacted both the block and the city. Designed without major commercial centers, these have grown through demand and eaten through the residential fabric, changing not only […]
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addition: bomb shelters
One of the first major changes to the public spaces in Tel Aviv was the addition of bomb shelters, which has continued, with multiple generations of shelters resting on the same sites, some visible, and many home to various underground activities. Many of the shelters have now become canvases for graffiti and political action, as […]
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background tel aviv
Source: Tel Aviv Archive, City Hall, Kikar Rabin, Tel Aviv At long last I have uploaded a page for the background of Tel Aviv. Check it out. http://agingmodernism.wordpress.com/tel-aviv-yafo/ Source: Tel Aviv Archive, City Hall, Kikar Rabin, Tel Aviv
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palestinian easter
I took a break from Tel Aviv to spend Easter weekend in Jerusalem and Ramallah. On Sad (Good) Friday, the streets of Jerusalem were packed with thousands of pilgrims come to follow the Via Dolorosa to the Holy Sepulchre, the path that follows the Stations of the Cross through Jerusalem. I also joined the line, […]
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modern facades
I have been in Tel Aviv now for a few weeks, soaking in the city, digging through archives and snooping around buildings in various neighborhoods. I have many thanks to offer…once again I have experienced wonderful generosity from many people here and around Israel/Palestine. Sahar, Danna, Opher, Liya & Mikael, Yael, Yahel & family, Itai […]
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